Hear, hear, Mr. Smith. I could not agree more.
 
>> My thoughts when I first saw this complaint were that it sounds like
>> standard Unix operating behaviour: propagate all signals to parent
>> processes; when in doubt (ie not trapped), then abort.
>>
>> Guess we are obliged to take the bad with the good, but I'd have expected
>> better from MPE.
>
>Many messages on this group have shown backward compatability to be a
>key reason for MPE's popularity, user loyalty and occational fanaticism.
>Though I find POSIX a desirable addition, it should not come at the
>expense of the one element we enjoy the most.
>
>Though no one called for a vote on this development, I would classify it
>as a bug.
>
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>Guy Smith                                Voice:  804-527-4000 ext 6664
 
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